Here's Hoping for Change: Hillary Clinton as VP

Bringing Hillary Clinton on as vice president would be a surefire victory for President Obama because it would remind recession-weary Democrats of the golden Clinton years, writes Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington.

Bringing Hillary Clinton on as vice president would be a surefire victory for President Obama because it would remind recession-weary Democrats of the golden Clinton years, writes Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington.

In two weeks, the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Charlotte. In one gargantuan move, Obama could blow it all out, by presenting Hillary Clinton as his VP.

Obama can dispatch Joe Biden to happily serve as secretary of State, a job Biden reportedly has coveted.

The Big Switch would rivet every corner of the nation, from the skeptical bookmakers in Las Vegas, to Florida’s Bingo blue hairs, to the drought-weary corn growers of Iowa. This play that would make history, all over again.

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